Clasp



P. D. SMITH- Sept. :9, 1930.

CLASP Filed Feb. 13, 1950 by the strap 15 and stitches 18 is such that said clasp at the finger 10 may be turned away from the tab 15 to facilitate the attachment of the casing 7 to the clasp 8. The finger 10 is transversely bulged toward the guard 12 so that the overlying edge of said guard is relatively closed thereto and the guard 12 is transversely bulged from the body 9, see Fig. 3.

To attach the casing 7 to the tab (iby the clasp 8-said casing is folded, as "shown in Fig.

1, and the clasp 8 turned away from the tab 6 to space the finger 1O therefrom. While the casing 7 and clasp 8 are thus held said casing is placed in the entrance passageway 16, and a downward pull thereon w1ll direct the slot 11 withthe loose end portion of said .casingbetween the finger 10 and guard 12.

1 The narrow slot 11 holds the casing 7 transversely smooth and pinched tight between the parallel sides of the slot 11 throughout its full width with equal pressure so that thesame will not slip longitudinally or transversely into the lower end of the slot 11 and thereby bunch. That part of the guard 12 overlying the slot 11 causes the loose end of the casing 7 to be folded over and lie fiat against the tab.

Theproximity of the finger 10 and guard 12 is such that the same are slightly separated by the insertion of the casing 7 therebetween so'lthat there is a slight pinching spring action on the casing. The fiat structure of the clasp 8 and the manner in which it holds the casing 7 keep the connected parts of the appliance smoothso that there are no raised "orbumping surfaces therein. It is also ev1- dent that the casing 7 may be easily and quickly attached to or released from the clasp 8 and the attachment of the'casing 7 to the clasp 8 automatically folds the free end of the casing 7 laterally as shown by its entrance between the finger 10 and guard 12.

The slightly raised or bulged surfaces of the finger 10 and guard 12 gives the clasp 8 a neat and pleasing finish, makes the casing7 operate more. smoothly in the slot 11 and increases the rigidity thereof.

Referring nowto the structure shown' in Fig. 4, the clasp 19 is substantially the same as the clasp 8 except the "guard is dispensed with and the body 20 is sewed directly to the'tab 21 by stitches 22 passed through said taband upper and lower eyes 23 in said body.

VVhat claim is:

l. A clasp having the general contour of a hook and comprising a body, and a finger connected to the body and spaced therefrom to leavezftherebetween a narrow oblique slot havingparallelsides, said clasp having an eye at-e'ach extremity through which fastening means may be inserted to attach the clasp Ito's an sarticlelsaid eyesbeing back of the slot to permit the; clasp at' the finger to be "-iturned from the article to which the clasp is attached for the insertion of a member in the slot.

2. The structure defined in claim 1 in which the end of the finger and the adjacent extremity of the body are in diverging relatilop to form an entrance passageway to the s o 3. The combination with an article, of a clasp having the general contour of a hook and comprising a body, a finger connected to'the body and spaced therefrom to leave therebetween a narrow oblique slot having parallel sides, the end of the finger being outward of the adjacent extremity of the body, said extremity and body being in diverging relation to form an entrance passageway to the slot, said clasp having at one extremity an eye, and a short strap inserted through said eye and connecting the clasp to the article, said clasp also having at its other extremity an eye and which extremity is secured to the article'by stitches passed through the respective eye.

4. A clasp having the general contour of a hook and comprising abody, a finger connected to the body and spaced therefrom to leave therebetween' a narrow oblique slot, and a guard on the body overlying the slot and having an eye. in

5. A clasp having the general contour of a hook and compris'inga body, a finger connected. to the body and spaced therefrom to leave therebetw'een anarrow oblique slot,

and a guard on the body overlying theslot,

extending outward of the body'at the en trance of the slot and having an eye.

narrow oblique slot',and a guard formed with the body. at its back, overlying the body,

.slot and the finger at the slot andlaterally sp'acedfrom sa'idbody and finger, said guard being extended outward; of thejbody at the entrance of the slot and having an eye" therein. 8. Thestru'cture defined in claim 7 in "which the guard is transversely outwardly bulged from thebody; i i '9. The structure defined in, claim 7 in which the guard is transversely outwardly bulged from thebo'dy and inwhich the finger is transversely outwardly bulged toward the guard.- M

10. The structure defined in claim 7" in -'which the guard termi'natesshort of theend of the body to whichthe finger" is connected and in which'end of the body is an eye outward of the guard.

,11..The structure defined in claim 7 in which the end of the finger projects outward of the guard and in which said guard and end of the finger are in diverging relation.

12." The Structure defined in claim 7 in i which the end of the finger and theadjacent extremity of the body are in diverging relation to form an entrance passageway to the slot and in whichjthe end of the finger and adjacent portion of the guard are in diverging relation. i

13. The combination with an article, of a clasp having the general contour of a hook and comprising a body, a finger connected to the body and spaced therefrom to leave therebetween a narrow oblique slot, the end of the finger being outward of the adjacent extremity of the body, said extremity and body being in divergl'ng-relation'to form an entrance passageway to the slot, and a guard formedfwith the body, overlying said body, slot and adjacent portion of the finger, the end of the finger and adjacent portion of the guard being in diverging relation, the extremity of the guard at the endof the finger being extendedoutward of the body and having an eye, and a short strapinserted through said eye andfconnecting the clasp to the article, the other extremity of the guard ter minatingshort of the adjacent end of the body, said end of the body having an eye outi ward of the guard and secured to the article by stitches passed through the respective eye. 7 j i In testimony whereof I afiix my signature;

- PAUL D. SMITH. 

